TL;DR: Get a Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 lifetime license for $29.97 (reg. $499.99).
Visual Studio Professional is one of the most widely used IDEs for .NET and C++ development, and Microsoft typically sells it through a subscription. A Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 lifetime license replaces that recurring cost with one payment, and it’s on sale for $29.97 (reg. $499.99).
Visual Studio 2026 runs as a 64-bit IDE, so large solutions with many projects stay responsive. You can build mobile and desktop apps with .NET MAUI, write web UIs in C# with Blazor, and debug .NET and C++ apps that target Windows, Linux, and containers. Hot reload applies code changes to a running app right away, so you don’t have to restart every few minutes.
IntelliCode learns patterns from your codebase and completes lines or whole blocks for you. CodeLens shows recent changes, authors, and test status inside the editor, and Live Share lets teammates join a session without cloning your repo. GitHub Copilot features, including the AI profiler and debugger agents, work with Copilot Free, but a paid Copilot plan isn’t included. You’ll need Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server 2019 or 2022, plus a Microsoft account to activate.
Pay once for a professional IDE instead of renewing a license every year.
Through November 1 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 on sale for $29.97.
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